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TBE INDEPENDENT
18BUBD
EVERY AFTERNOON
IXxcopt Uanday
ar TELEPHONE B
P O BOX 81
UUBSOItlPXION BATE3
Pet Month anywhore In the Ha
waiian Islands 60
IVr Year 0 CO
Per Year postpoU to Foreign Coun
tries 8 00
Fuyablo Ivlbly In Advance
r J TEBTA S ropriotor and Pub-
lienor
XDMTJND WOBBIE Editor
W HOBAOB XnXlQUV Assistant
Editor
IUitdlnx In Honolulu
FRIDAY DEG 7 1900
TOPICS OF THE DAY
We can understand now why Mr
Silliman resigned his position of
Judgo of the Circuit Court and loft
it to Judge Humphreys t j rulo the
roust Judge Humphreys has evi
dently not forgotten his colloagus
end he ordered a fee of 3CD0 to bo
paid to Silliman and his associate
for their sorvioes in the Miner
diroroe oaseltbouBh the attorneys1
fer as a rule hern in a divorce case
is placd at from 750 to 250 The
iceman and the plumber are out of
sight vfben a divorce lawyer comes
aroUnd as long as Humphreys is
Judge Who wouldnt be a lawyer
Some- years ago the whole prois
of thn world was devoting columns
to airing the Question Is marriage
a failure Thft btst writers the
most brilliant lltwrateiiM men and
wnmnn wielded a pen in solving
ho ridiculous question propounded
by some faddist Now we think
the local press should discuss the
question la divorce a suoces7
answer will come quick and to the
point and it will say Yee as long
an you have a Judge like Hum
phreys gt a verdict for 30000
alimony custody of the child with
an allowance of C0 a month and
3000 for your lawyers
The service of the Hawaiian Eeo
trio Company is certainly not im
proving On Sunday evening about
6 oolook a live wire was tuning
a pyroteohnioal display at Waikiki
Many residents telephoned tohead
quarters but the answer from the
Central was it is no use they
wWt answer Tramcars and car
riages wont by but the wire was left
unattended Four hours after the
first message had been sent to the
Station men appeared to out the
wire and remedy the damage In
the meantime the residences in the
vicinity wero thrown into utter
darkness aud complaints from the
owners wure either answered saucily
or not answered at all Tt is fortun
ate indeed that no accidents oo
oured We call the attention of tho
storekeepers who desire to havo
evening holiday exhibitions in thoir
tores to prepare for lights which
cannot beabut off at the sweet will
of the Electric Company Let them
arrange for Washington Lights or
lay in a supply of tallow candles
If they dont the ohanoes are that
their stores will be without light at
the moment when the biggest rush
of customers ocours The Eleotrio
Company has bitten off more than
it oan ohew Toe writer was in a
tore on Fort street a few days ago
and had occasion to go into a waro
houso where eleotrio lights have to
be ussd during the day Every few
minutes the lights became very dim
and at one time they went out alto
gether Tho man in oharge in re
uponco to a question shrugged hia
shoulders and said apologetically
We are used to it Whenever the
elevator in the Judd building goes
up we go out And in spite of
these facts the Elootrio Conajtatry
proposes to pay 75000 for thn
plant of the Peoples Ice Company
whish if anything is more valueless
than is tho plaqt of the Hawaiian
Eleotrio Co
THE BOARD OF HEALTH
A Hot Tim in Connection With tho
Cattle Uhlpm nti to the Xpnr
Bottlemrnt Bettor Accomoda
tions Required at the Settle
ment
There was quite a merry timo at
yesterdays meeting of tho Board of
Health botneen Superintendent
Reynolds of tho Lepor Settlement
and President C N Wight of
Wildora S S Company in referonco
to the service rendered by the com
pany in the delivery of freight es
pecially cattlo to tho settlement
Mr Reynolds recommended that a
contract be made with some other
transportation company
President Wight defended tho
service and the matter was finally
laid on tho table for future consi
deration
The following letter from Super
iatendent Reynolds to tho Board
was road
November 30 1900
To the Board of Health
Oontlemen A number of the
houios at the settlement aro past
repairing and will soon have to ba
replaced by now ones A hospital
is also required at Kalaupap jt
has been aked for by Dr Oliver
the resident physician for a consi
derable timo A Home is alao re
quired for the lepers more especial
ly for married couplet who if hey
went to tho Homes at present in ex
istenpo would have to separate one
going to Baldwin Homo and the
other to Bishop Home
There are also a number of single
lepers who find it difficult on ac
count of old age and disease to go
for and prepare their mealbut who
object to the present EMmes on no
bount of not having tho same free
dom that they have on the outside
I would suggett that instead vof
building new oottages that a boarding-house
bo erected with a number
of sleeping rooms and a hospital
The inmates would rcoeive thoir
clothes ration bills tho same as now
but their food would be prepared
for them instead of their receiving
food rations I do not tbinklhat
the expense of the system would bo
any heavier on the Board than the
individual ration system and I
think it would be groatly appreci
ated by a number of persons who
are in crippled condition and I do
not think that it would in any way
conflict with the other Homes
Reynolds was instructed to got an
estimate of the cost of the building
Reynolds brought up the matter
of an article published in the Star
Ho said This Star article reflected
on mo It spoke of funny business
in connection with the poi contract
for tho Leper Settlement As I am
the only one connected with the poi
matter I would like to read my an
swer to the Star
Mr Reynolds asked for an inves
tigation by the Board Dr Cooper
a member made a motion that the
Board ask the Star for specific
charges a to the poi contract to be
made to the Executive Officer of tho
Board so that they could bo looked
into it
Soven lepers three female and
four male will be taken to Molokai
from Kalihi Detention Camp in a
few dys
The Minor Divorce Case
Last night after nearly threo
weeks contest this famous case was
brought to an end by the following
oral decision of Judge Humphreys
Mrs Miner is granted a divorce
on tho grounds of extrome cruelty
An alimony of 30000 is to be paid
to her by Dr Miner whioh sum
represents one third of tho estimat
ed wealth of Dr Miner Tho wed
ding proionts whioh had been given
her by her own rotative aro to be
returned Mrs Miner is to have the
custpdy of the ohild Gladys sub
ject to certain limitations and re
strictions whioh the Court will im
pose Mrs Miner is to fifo a 15000
bond to the effect that she wUl not
remove the child from tho jurisdic
tion of the court without tho con
sent of the court The ohild is also
to visit tho father from soven to four
daily The custody of tho ohild is
to be governed by the orders irUoh
the court may issuo from timo to
timr relating principally to the
childs visits to the father
The father is to allow tho mother
ICO a mouth for tho maiutdnanco of
tho child such sum however being
liable to change according to cir
cumstances i e the necessities of
tho ohild anil the ability of the
father The alimony is to be paid
within the next six mouths aud un
til the paynjout pi the amount tho
husband to pay 8 per cunt per
annum on 30000 to the wife and
tho wife is to hold tbo Berelania
street proporty as security Dr
Miner is also to pay 3000 to Mrs
Miners attorney
At the conclusion of tho deeifion
Dr Minors attorney J Alfred Ma
goon exoeptea tp the decision of tke
court and gsvtt notice of a motion
for a now trial
The formal deoision will bo writ
ten out and signed lator in accoid
anoo with the oral jjcfi jrwr
lasure Tour IIoaoeanFurnlfire
WITtl
Hd LOSE-
OGKCRAL AOEftT
For Insurance Company of North
America and
Now Zealand Insurance Company
13U ly
NOTICE
V l
Dn J H lUwoNri ha returned
his praotiue together with Dr Gal
braitb at hlsr residence the old
Cartwright premises -ton lAlakmi
Union and Berntania streets
hours from 10 a m to 12 m Tele
phone 204 58 1 m
rOR SAIiE
3500 HOUSE AND LOT ON
Liliba Street near King Onlysmall
cash pavroent received Apply to
nrrTTriu onrinop rrr -
206 MerrhantStreet
NOTICE
Hunting Shooting or the Carry
ing of Firearms on any of the lands
owned or leased by the Dowsett
Company Limited is absolutely
forbidden i
rf
-Trespassers will be prqiqculed to
the full extent of tho law
B F DILLINGHAM
t ewv Vp
Aonooncement
We beg to inform tho Pub
lic ihat our stock of llolidiij
Goods for this ecabon will ex
cel arything in tho past
Our business connection
enable us to pnrtu ipato in
ohabing through an experi
enced buyer who perwonnlly
viaits the European and Am
ei ican factories
Many of the Novelties that
will be shown in Now York
Chit ago San Tranciwco rind
other large cities this year
you can find in our ntore tmd
I at about the same prices you
would pay abroad
In our large and variid
htoqk wc have gifts to mit
everybody You will find
Novelties in Rich Cut GIurs
Sterling Silver Art Potteries
Ornanuuits Table China Ta
ble Cutlery Bronzes Lamps
Plated Ware JardinicivR
Art Glass and Houc Furnibh
ing Goods
Woliave f abilities for safely
Btonnir vour purchases mid
delivering tbQin when wanted
pfopgrly prepared
Our store will open even
aout two weeks before
vinioiunui Lilt uni t vwiiiig
will be announced later
f W DIMOND CO
LIMITED
Nos 03 55 and 57 KingStrret Ho
nolulu
iJM8iIIlIXl O til
Of a Bankrupt Stock
T- B 3eserk CO
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TIMELY TOPICS
WINDMILLS
If you want a windmill to bo oper
ated by tho loast potsiblo wind
Buy m Aeraoior
If you want a windmill that has
little machinery and that littlo
of the very bost quality
Buy an
If you want a windmill t
iUoUKotorank
Buy an
that does
If vou want a windmill that
f
will
pump water to your bouse and
your barn that will run tho
feed outter cornsheller
and Buzz Saw
Buy an lermotor
The AERMOTOR will last longor
give better ealisfaotion and is cheaper
thnn any other windmill on the
market For sale by
Tne OmUsfl Hardware CcM Ld
Fort Street opposite Spreokeli
Ooa Bank Honolulu H I
FOR BAIiS
A
Lor at Eunawai off Liliha and
Judd Streets all si2es and prices
Apply to
WILLIAM SAVIDGE CO
206 Merchant Street
Metropolitan Meat Go
r 81 KINO DTBBBT
Q J Wulv - - M
Wholesale and
4- Betall
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AD
Wiw OnntrantQrH
at Store of
my JlJ JL JLJw -
OttSept 16th LC THOMPSON k Co of Broadway New York made
an Assigoment for the Benefit of their Creditors
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-We were fortunate to purchase from
this Estate 246 JJases fashionable Dry
Goods at prices we little dreamed of
This purchase puts us in a position to
offer our customers the greatest bar
gains ever offered in Honolulu
Call and see the goods You are sure
to save money by visiting our store
Genuine Bargains all over the Housei
L B Kerr c Op Hitd
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